Theories of Behavioral Development Flashcards
Mature defense mechanisms
Altruism, humor, sublimation, suppression
Less mature defense mechanisms
Acting out, denial, displacement, dissociation, identification, intellectualization, isolation of affect, projection, rationalization, reaction formation, regression, somatization, splitting, undoing
Helping others to avoid negative emotions
Altruism
Talking or joking about something painful or unpleasant in a way that makes self or others laugh
Humor
Channeling an unacceptable drive or desire into a socially acceptable format
Sublimation
Deliberately putting aside (“sweeping under the rug”, “bottling it all up”) unwanted feelings without becoming totally unaware of them
Supression
Avoid feelings by attention-getting, inappropriate behavior
Acting out
Not believing personally intolerable facts about reality
Denial
Transfer emotions from an unacceptable to acceptable person or object
Displacement
Separation of function of mental processes
Dissociation
Imitating someone who is more powerful
Identification
Using higher mental functions to avoid emotions
Intellectualization
Fail to experience powerful feelings even though understanding the event
Isolation of affect
Attributing one’s own unacceptable feelings to others
Projection
Giving reasonable explanations for unacceptable feelings
Rationalization
Denying unacceptable feelings and adopting opposite attitudes
Reaction formation
Appearance of childlike patterns of behavior during stressful situations
Regression
Turning an unacceptable impulse or feeling into a physical symptom
Somatization
Believing people or events are either all bad or all good because of intolerance of ambiguity
Splitting
Erasing an unacceptable event in the past by adopting acceptable behavior in the present (superstitious behavior)
Undoing